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Worcestershire County Council

ASC22016 Supported Living DPS

HealthcareCPV 85000000
ValueValue not published
Deadline30 Sept 2026
Published23 Jun 2023
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 23 Jun 202323 days leftCloses 30 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Alastair Jewson
procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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The brief

Worcestershire County Council is inviting suppliers to tender for a place on a revised replacement DPS.

The current DPS provides CQC registered supported living services to adults with a range of social care needs across the county.

This provision varies from support in people’s homes within the community, to semi-independent living flats, shared supported living houses and individual services with 24/7 support.

There are around 740 people receiving supported living support from the Council, the majority of this is through the current DPS (ref WCC00001786).

Current DPS suppliers will need to re-tender.

The DPS will create three Lots, and applicants can apply for any combination:• Lot 1 – Supported Living Tier 1 and 2, (LD, MH, PD and VA).• Lot 2 - Complex Mental Health (LD, MH, PD and VA).• Lot 3 - Only Mental Health support with no personal care.Please refer to the full tender documentation.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

This provision varies from support in people’s

This provision varies from support in people’s homes within the community, to semi-independent living flats, shared supported living houses and individual services with 24/7 support.

02

There are around 740 people receiving supported

There are around 740 people receiving supported living support from the Council, the majority of this is through the current DPS (ref WCC00001786).

03

Current DPS suppliers will need to re-tender

Current DPS suppliers will need to re-tender.

04

Only Mental Health support with no personal

Only Mental Health support with no personal care.Please refer to the full tender documentation.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

CQC registrationRegulator registrations
The current DPS provides CQC registered supported living services to adults with a range of social care needs across the county.

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What it takes to bid this

1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dc49
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
018036-2023
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